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PP14/26-E
Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14)Busan, 20 October – 7 November 2014 /
PLENARY MEETING / Document 26-E
6 February 2014
Original: Arabic/English/French
Note by the Secretary-General
CANDIDACY FOR THE POST OF MEMBER OF THE RADIO REGULATIONS BOARD
Further to the information published in Document3, I have pleasure in transmitting to the Conference, in annex, the candidacy of:
Mr Mustapha BESSI (Kingdom of Morocco)
for the post of member of the Radio Regulations Board.
Dr Hamadoun I. TOURÉ
Secretary-General
Annex:1
ANNEX
Geneva, 6 February 2014
To:His Excellency Dr Hamadoun Touré
Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union
From:Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco, Geneva
Dear Mr Secretary-General,
The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland presents its compliments to the International Telecommunication Union and has the honour to inform you that the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco has decided to present the candidacy of Mr Mustapha Bessi for re-election, at the Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) to be held in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 20 October to 7 November 2014, to the post of member of the Radio Regulations Board (RRB).
Mr Bessi, a qualified State Engineer in Telecommunications, has acquired much valuable experience from working in senior posts in the field of telecommunications, and in particular within the Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT).
A member of RRB since 2010, he has been actively involved in discussions at major international telecommunications meetings and has contributed to ITU's efforts tostrengthen international cooperation in this area.
Given his personal qualities, his skills, and his professional experience at the national and international levels, Mr Bessi should be able to make the kind of contributions that will enable RRB to meet the challenges of a constantly evolving ICT environment.
The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco avails itself of this opportunity to assure ITU of its highest consideration.
(Official seal of the Permanent Mission of Morocco)
Biography of Mr Mustapha BESSICandidate for election to the post of member of the Radio Regulations Board (Africa Region)
Name:BESSI Mustapha /
Date of birth:January 02, 1971
Place of birth:Kenitra (Morocco)
Civil status:Married, one child
Nationality:Moroccan
Languages:Arabic, French, English
DEGREES AND TRAINING
Engineering degrees in telecommunications since 1995
1992-1995:¶
Engineering degree in Network Telecommunications, National Posts and Telecommunications Institute (INPT), Morocco.
1989-1992:
Degree of University and Scientific Studies (Morocco).
1988-1989:
High School Baccalaureate in Maths and Sciences.
2010:
Training in project management according to the PMP (Professional Project Management) model of the PMI (Project Institute Management).
2003:
Training on the automated spectrum management system.
1997:
Training on earth stations, organized by a satellite systems operator.
1996:
Training on mobile stations for spectrum monitoring.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Since 2010:
Member of the Radio Regulations Board.
Since 2005:
Head of the Frequency Spectrum Management Department at the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) of Morocco.
1999-2005:
Head of international coordination service at the ANRT, Morocco.
1995-1998:
Responsible for spectrum planning and frequency allocation within the Moroccan Ministry in charge of Telecommunications.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS
Since September 2013:
Member of the National Commission for transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television (DTT) in Morocco.
2006-2013:
Member of the Working Group responsible for the preparation of a report and recommendations on DTT in Morocco.
2013:
Member of the teamresponsible for studieson the introductionof 4G networksin Morocco.
2013:
Responsible for the study of the frequencies for the establishment of a GSM-R network in Morocco.
2007-2009:
Responsible for the establishment of a quality management system with regard to frequency spectrum management activity in Morocco.
2009:
Speaker in a regional training workshop on "New orientations in terms of frequency spectrum management", held in Rabat (Morocco) by the Arab Regional Office of the ITU and the Moroccan ANRT, on behalf of Arab countries.
2009:
Member of a technical committee to study the installation of a radio telescope in Morocco.
2006:
Coordinator within the ANRT for the realization of a study on the economic value of spectrum in Morocco.
Since 2006:
Responsible forthe coordination of frequencies on Morocco’s borders with neighbouring countries.
2006:
Member of a joint ANRT (Morocco)/ANFR (France) committee of experts for the establishment of a training programme on management of the frequency spectrum for French-speaking countries in Africa.
2006-2009:
Speaker at annual seminars on frequency management held in Rabat (Morocco) by ANRT (Morocco) and the ANFR (France).
2005:
Member of the ANRT teamin charge of the study relating to the introduction of third-generation mobile networks in Morocco.
2002-2003:
Member of the ANRT team in charge of the establishment of an automated spectrum management system in Morocco.
2002 and 2011:
Expert mandated by the ITU BDT in certain African countries for specific missions in the field of frequency spectrum planning and management.
2001:
Speaker at the Forum on the Regulation of Telecommunications in Africa and in the Arab countries organized by ITU and the ANRT in Rabat (Morocco).
2001:
Speaker at the international workshop on frequency spectrum regulation and management held in Rabat (Morocco) by the Regional Centre for Space Science and Technologies (CRASTE) affiliated to the UN.
ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ITU
March 2013:
Re-elected Vice-Chair of the Arab Spectrum Management Group (ASMG).
2000-2013:
Member of the Moroccan delegation at several sessions of the ITU Council.
2012:
Member of the Moroccan delegation to the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT).
2007:
Deputy Head of the Moroccan delegation to WRC-07.
2006:
Deputy Head of the Moroccan delegation to the Regional Radiocommunication Conference of 2006 (RRC-06), in charge of planning of the terrestrial digital broadcasting service in the 174-230 MHz and 470-862 MHz frequency bands.
2005:
Delegate of Morocco to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
2002:
Delegate of Morocco to the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference.
2002:
Representative of the Arab Group on the Editorial Committee of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2002.
2001, 2002:
Delegate of Morocco at meetings of the Special Committee of ITU-R and the Radiocommunication Advisory Group (RAG).
1997, 2000, 2003:
Delegate of Morocco at ITU World Radiocommunication Conferences.
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